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Robert Downey Jr Biography

Robert Downey Jr Profile:
  • Name: Robert Downey Jr
  • Birth Name: Robert John Downey Jr.
  • Height: 5' 9"
  • Sex: M
  • Nationality: American
  • Birth Date: April 4, 1965 at 1.10 pm
  • Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
  • Profession: actor
  • Education: Santa Monica High School (left before graduating)
  • Husband/Wife: Deborah Falconer (actress, born in 1965; married in May 1992; separated in April 1996; filed for divorce on April 27, 2004)
  • Relationship: Sarah Jessica Parker (actress; born on March 25, 1965; 1984-1991)
  • Father: Robert Downey Sr. (actor, director; born in 1937; divorced in 1978)
  • Mother: Elsie Downey (actress, singer; born in 1934)
  • Sister: Allyson Downey (born in 1963)
  • Step Mother: Rosemary Rogers (married on May 10, 1998 - present), Laura Ernst (screenwriter; born in 1958; died in 1994 from Lou Gehrig's disease)
  • Son: Indio (born in September 1993; mother: Deborah Falconer)

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Robert Downey Jr Quotes:
  • "(Hollywood) is not like that anymore. It's a lot more strait-laced and they're not interested in people who are not going to show up and be healthy."
  • "It was so nice to go into this fake courtroom. I immediately went up into the judge's chair. Nice view. A preferable perspective." [on the Ally McBeal set] - Entertainment Weekly. 11.03.00
  • "I could deal with this if I smoked a couple of grams of blacktar heroin." [on playing Pokemon with his son]
Robert Downey Jr Awards:
  • Hasty Pudding awards: Man of the Year (2004)
  • Chicago International Film Festival: Career Achievement Award (2003)
  • L.A. Outfest: Screen Idol Award - Male, WONDER BOYS (2001)
  • Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, ALLY MC BEAL (2001)
  • Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made, TV for Ally McBeal (2001)
  • Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role Television Series, ALLY MCBEAL (2000)
  • Saturn Award: Best Actor, HEART AND SOULS (1994)
  • Golden Globe Awards: Special Award - Best Ensemble Cast, SHORT CUTS (1994)
  • British Academy Award: Best Actor Leading, CHAPLIN (1993)
  • London Critics Circle Film Awards: Actor of the Year, CHAPLIN (1993)
  • Venice Film Festival: Best Ensemble Cast, SHORT CUTS (1993)

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